Principal Consultant/Data Scientist - IIT

Only IITians apply

An opportunity for a data scientist/ principal consultant to work with one of the leading software product , Travel, Tourism and Hospitality company.

Principal Consultants/Consultant Analytics:

- Principal Consultants/Consultant Analytics are proactive leaders in creating and delivering solutions for our clients and project teams. PCs leverage their analytic skills to develop data driven solutions for complex business problems and generate insights. In particular, PCs will employ advanced analytic and quantitative techniques in areas such as modeling, simulation and optimization

Job Description:

- Builds models in the broad areas of data mining/text mining/optimization

- Works with product engineering teams to implement these models in to products

- Simulate the impact of a client's future operational activities (sales, marketing etc.) on their future real-world results

- Solution Design, Technical and Functional requirements gathering

- Consulting on new strategies for demand generation & pricing enhancement

- Should be able to do drill down analysis of key business problems, interpret results, generate insight and recommend strategies.

- Ability to use quantitative analysis and statistical/mathematical methods to solve business problems.

- Develop strong relationships with client customers by ensuring that their needs were incorporated into requirements

- Track the overall project progress

- Responsible for continuous on-site visits for Client Servicing

- Communicates the client's goals and represent the client's interests to the team.

- Reporting the project status to stakeholders regularly

Qualifications:

- welcomes candidates with background in analytic and quantitative coursework, experience in data analytics and a keen interest in solving complex business problems.

- Ideal candidate shall have bachelors or master's degree in Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics or Econometrics.

- In addition candidates should have a strong academic record of analytic and quantitative work, typically demonstrated through consistent top marks in university.

Advanced proficiency with analytic software tools such as R, SAS, Matlab, and a good understanding of the statistical algorithms .

- Excellent Communication skills- oral, written, presentation.

- Curious, disciplined, creative, self starter, independent minded, Result driven person

- Ability to translate business requirements into practical solutions

- Strong Analytical/consulting background

- Thrives among strong colleagues

- Very good interpersonal skills, positive attitude

- Punctual to deliver the tasks on time specified.

- Good Negotiation/ People Management Skills

Experience:

- 3-6 years of experience in business analytics consulting, strategy consulting etc.

Preference - Domain knowledge of Hospitality/Travel and experience of SaaS product management will be an added advantage